Alberto Contador, Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver and Tejay van Garderen on the podium after Stage Seven of the 2014 Tour of Catalonia

Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) won the Volta a Catalunya overall on Sunday, successfully fending off attacks on the final day’s racing in Barcelona.

Lieuwe Westra (Astana) took a solo win on the last stage, run off in wet conditions around eight laps of the hilly finishing circuit in the Spanish city.

Marcus Burghardt (BMC) placed second with Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) in third, both one minute and 22 seconds behind Westra.

Rodriguez came home in 10th to secure the overall title after nullifying a late attack by Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) on the final climb of the day. In the event, Rodriguez kept his overall advantage over Contador at four seconds, with Tejay van Garderen in third at seven seconds.

Chris Froome (Sky) kept hold of his sixth place overall despite crashing during the stage.

Team Sky directeur sportif confirmed that Froome’s injuries were not serious after the race: “Froomey’s OK. He’s got a small cut to his knee and has lost a bit of skin on his thigh and arm, but nothing that won’t heal in a few days time, or hamper his training.”